Massachusetts

Sen. Stanley Rosenberg, back on Beacon Hill where he said he hopes to resume his work as a rank-and file senator after giving up the presidency in December, said Thursday he has separated from his husband Bryon Hefner, who precipitated his fall from power after being accused of sexually harassing...

The FCC voted to repeal net neutrality on Thursday and already, politicians are fighting back.
Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey announced on Thursday a plan to introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution to undo the FCC decision and restore the 2015 net neutrality rules.
The 2015 Obama-era...

One year after it became legal for adults to possess and use marijuana in Massachusetts, cannabis aficionados will gather in Worcester this weekend to show off some of the best locally-sourced ganja and edibles, and to try to put a welcoming face on the world of weed.
Part competition, part expo...

Time to bundle up, Boston: wind and bitter cold temps are moving through the area.
“The main weather story for today will be wind and cold,” forecasters for the National Weather Service wrote.
Wind gusts could hit a high of 40 to 50 miles per hour across Massachusetts on Wednesday,...

As it works to build a new industry from the ground up, state marijuana regulators on Tuesday wrestled with how Massachusetts' newly legal marijuana industry could be more accessible to racially and economically diverse communities and how the industry could benefit groups that were...

If you hate going to the RMV, here’s some good news: Massachusetts license photos can now be used for more than a decade, meaning you can renew your license online instead of in-person more often.
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) announced this week that license...

As you’re home for the holidays this year, considering pieing your family and friends in the face. After all, it’s for a good cause.
The idea comes from Andrew Belliveau, a 20-year-old Lynn native who is currently a junior at Elms College in Chicopee.
Belliveau created the...

The Senate initiated an Ethics Committee investigation on Monday night into its now former president Sen. Stanley Rosenberg in a dramatic day of upheaval that saw Worcester Democrat Harriette Chandler installed as the new acting Senate president pending the outcome of an investigation into sexual...

Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, under mounting pressure from inside and outside of the State House, will step down as the leader of the Senate for the duration of an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against his husband Bryon Hefner.
Rosenberg, in a letter that was shared with...

The Salvation Army’s red kettles are as much of a sign of the holidays as the Boston Common Christmas Tree, and now another marker of the season is here: The first anonymous jewelry donation into one of those kettles.
An anonymous donor dropped a diamond-and-gold fish brooch into a Salvation...

Disturbing allegations of sexual assault against the husband of Senate President Stanley Rosenberg roiled Beacon Hill on Thursday, challenging Rosenberg's capacity to lead the chamber as Gov. Charlie Baker and others called for a full investigation into the "distressing" claims made...

Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito will run for re-election in 2018, according to a senior political advisor, marking an expected, but significant turning point as Baker's political team begins to take steps to build the campaign apparatus that will be necessary to win another four...

The story of Thanksgiving is often presented as a heartwarming, welcoming tale in which Pilgrims and Native Americans came together to share crops, bonding over the feast.
But that story leaves out the struggles and horrors Natives faced at the hands of those colonists, their descendants argue....

As Massachusetts residents prepare for all their travels this holiday season, Gov. Charlie Baker is highlighting legislative proposals that aim to keep the commonwealth’s roadways safe.
In 2016, there were 389 deaths on Massachusetts roads, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation...

The just-appointed superintendent of the State Police plans to conduct an investigation into a revised arrest report that was at the center of a recent shakeup in the agency's senior ranks.
"Colonel Gilpin has determined that her office will conduct an investigation into the revisions...

Thanksgiving is always one of the busiest travel holidays of the year, and next week will be no different.
In fact, it may be more hectic than usual, with a record 28.5 million people expected to fly on U.S. airlines, between Nov. 17 and Nov. 28, according to Airlines for America — a 3...

Less than two years after signing an opioid abuse prevention bill, Gov Charlie Baker returned Tuesday with a multi-pronged proposal to further ramp up the fight against opioid addiction, including legislation that revives the concept of holding addicts involuntarily for treatment for up to 72 hours...

The Revere man accused of strangling and stabbing his beloved second-grade teacher wife was ordered held without bail after being arraigned on first-degree murder charges in Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday.
Andrew MacCormack, 29, pleaded not guilty to the murder of 30-year-old Vanessa MacCormack...

The Massachusetts House unanimously approved legislation Monday that would allow inmates in state jails and prisons to shorten their time behind bars by participating in rehabilitation programming, a major policy shift intended to reduce recidivism.
The bill (H 4012), filed in February by Gov....

Massachusetts State Police Superintendent Col. Richard McKeon is retiring amid accusations that he ordered a trooper to remove embarrassing details from an arrest report for a state judge’s daughter.
McKeon, who was appointed to head the State Police by Gov. Charlie Baker in 2015, announced...